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Germany seeks to avoid becoming next UN climate host by accident
Australia and Turkey both want to host COP31, and if neither back down, the talks will be held in Germany.
Environmentalist gets DiCaprio funding after false Bolsonaro accusation
Brazil's then-President Jair Bolsonaro falsely accused the Oscar-winning actor of funding nonprofit groups that Bolsonaro alleged were partly responsible for setting fires in the Amazon.
Hochul administration approves permit deal for gas-powered cryptocurrency miner
New York regulators signed an agreement allowing a Finger Lakes plant to keep operating despite opposition from environmental groups.
China lifts ban on exports of some dual-use materials to US
The move covers exports of gallium, germanium and antimony, which are used in advanced semiconductors and in military applications.
Exxon lawyer vows to crush climate lawsuits
Oil companies are once again pushing the Supreme Court to stop a flood of cases that could force them to pay billions.
Warming is accelerating as nations stumble on climate targets
Scientists from leading institutions offered evidence of worsening impacts as leaders meet for the COP30 climate summit.
3-year study maps CO2 spikes from AI data center boom
The analysis also examines water use and offers a road map for lower emissions through states with considerable renewable resources.
Move over, seawalls. Mangroves stop massive coastal flood damage.
A new study involving risk modelers shows that mangrove forests protect Florida's coast and could help reduce property-insurance rates.
Climate talks launch with few lawmakers planning to attend
A handful of congressional Democrats may be the only U.S. federal elected officials going to Brazil.
Crews work to restore flooded Native villages. Will Alaskans return?
Residents question whether the villages can survive in the face of rising seas, erosion, melting permafrost and worsening storms.
Walmart heir’s family office commits $100M for debt swaps
Governments — typically developing nations — use swaps to refinance debt and direct savings toward environmental projects.
Tehran faces water rationing, evacuations if rain doesn’t come soon
The city of 9 million's reservoirs have fallen to their lowest level in 60 years.
Jamaica cat bond headed for full payout after hurricane, World Bank says
The island country is also set to get coverage in the form of prearranged credits and parametric insurance.
UN launches carbon market in bid to accelerate climate action
The market lets countries fund climate projects and could trigger billions of dollars in investments for cutting emissions.
How Virginia's next AG could influence energy policy
Dominion Energy spent more than $3 million to try to keep Democrat Jay Jones out of office.
Why this legacy of Amtrak Joe may outlast Trump
Republicans from Montana to Mississippi have embraced the Biden administration’s push to expand passenger rail nationwide.
Shell funds carbon removal plant that makes water
The pilot facility planned by Avnos would use direct air capture technology that also pulls moisture from the sky.
Keir Starmer, climate leader (when the Treasury lets him)
The U.K. prime minister is heading to the COP30 climate summit in Brazil to show climate still matters Britain, even in the age of Trump. But back at home, Starmer blows hot and cold on all things green.
Singapore environment minister says COP30 talks show optimism
Grace Fu said the atmosphere in Belém is “more positive than we had expected.”
EU’s biggest political group bets on far-right support to cut green rules
A push to slash red tape drives an ever-bigger wedge between Europe’s traditional centrist coalition.
